Police Headquarters yesterday announced another wave of transfers, involving senior and mid-level officers, with changes taking immediate effect.
SSP H. M. I. S. Muthumala, Director of the CID, has been appointed the new Director of the Bureau for the Prevention of Abuse of Children and Women. She is among several senior officers shifted in a major reshuffle approved by the National Police Commission.
SSP Shani Abeysekera, who was earlier brought back from retirement, has been appointed as the new CID Director, succeeding Muthumala.
In addition to the top-level changes, five Officers-in-Charge (OICs) were also transferred:
Chief Inspector K. C. P. de Silva, OIC of Welipenna, has been moved to Elpitiya for regular duties.
Chief Inspector E. M. A. I. B. Ekanayake has been transferred from the Puttalam Division to serve as OIC of Navagattegama.
Inspector S. K. Anurajith has been appointed OIC of Welipenna, replacing CI de Silva.
Inspector A. H. G. R. T. Hemanchandra, previously OIC of Karadiyanaru, has been moved to Aduruppuveediya.
Inspector T.C. Pethum Kumara has been transferred from Navagattegama to take over as OIC of Karadiyanaru.